Take our survey for grieving children

If you’re aged 12 and under with experience of grief, Winston’s Wish wants to hear from you.

Not every child or young person gets or knows where to find help after someone dies.

That’s not good enough. So let’s change it.

If you’re aged 12 or under with experience of grief, Winston’s Wish wants to hear from you. If you’re aged 13 to 25, click here to take our survey for grieving young people. We want to learn from your experiences and hear your thoughts and ideas, so that together we can:

Reach the ones who need someone – so no child or young person ever has to grieve alone.

Create services that truly help – because we’re not the experts in childhood bereavement… grieving children are!

Share what you really think in our survey

Want to help shape the future of support services for grieving children and young people? All you have to do is answer a few questions (you’ll need a parent or guardian to help you). Simply complete our 10-minute questionnaire and you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win a £75 Smyths Toys voucher.

Complete the survey below or click here to open in a new tab.

Bereaved Children's Survey 2025 - 12 and under

Please answer these questions with your trusted adult, or if you are an adult then please answer on behalf of your child's experience

(If you are completing the survey on a laptop, for questions where there is more than one answer, please hold the CTRL button and pick your options.)

About your grief

Which person in your life died? (you can pick more than one if you need to)

Who was it in your life who died?

When did did they die? (you can pick more than one if you need to)

When someone has died, we might have a wide range of feelings we call this 'grief' or 'grieving'. When you are grieving, it can help to talk to other people. Who have you spoken to about your grief? (you can pick more than one if you need to)

Please tell us who you talk to....

Who helps you most when you are grieving? (you can pick more than one if you need to)

Please tell us who is the most supportive?

Who would you like more support from? (you can pick more than one if you need to)

Please tell us who you would like more support from?

Has anyone ever asked you what support you need with your grief?

Can you tell us a little bit more about your answer?

Does your teacher, or adults at school talk about grief?

What helps you feel better? (you can pick more than one if you need to)

Tell us is there anything else that would support you with your grief

What is the hardest thing about grieving? (you can pick more than one if you need to)

Tell us if there is something else that is really hard about grief

What things do you enjoy doing? (you can pick more than one if you need to)

What hobbies do you enjoy?

Tell us what other things you enjoy doing

If you wanted some help with your grief, how would you look for help? (you can pick more than one if you need to)

Tell us how you would look for help

Had you heard of Winston's Wish before today?

Where did you hear about this survey?

Personal Information

What is your age?

Where do you live?

Which gender do you identify as?

What is your ethnic group?

Ethnic group - other

Which religion do you identify with (please select one or more options)

Religion - other

Do you have a disability or condition that impacts the way you carry out daily activities?

YesNoPrefer not to say

Hearing from Winston's Wish

We would like to share ways for you to stay connected with Winston’s Wish. This will include news of events and ways to support our work including fundraising and volunteering. You can opt out of these communications, should you wish, at any time.

Yes, I'm happy to hear from Winston's Wish by Email

Yes, I'm happy to hear from Winston's Wish by Post

Yes, I'm happy to hear from Winston's Wish by Phone

Yes, I'm happy to hear from Winston's Wish by Text Message

Contact me if I win the prize only, (please complete the Contact Details section below)

Contact Details

Adult First Name

Adult Last Name

Adult email address

Adult mobile number

We appreciate your participation in our Bereaved Children's Survey 2025, please click 'Submit' to complete.

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Thank you for taking our survey! Please share with anyone you think would be interested – we want to hear from as many grieving children and young people as possible.

Take our survey for grieving children

Not every child or young person gets or knows where to find help after someone dies.

That’s not good enough. So let’s change it.

Share what you really think in our survey

Bereaved Children's Survey 2025 - 12 and under

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